Study found that the best cities for lawyers are large cities, with 9 of the top 10, and 38 of the top 50 cities being cities with populations of 500,000 or higher. Major cities have higher concentrations of businesses and organizations in need of legal assistance, which also leads to higher concentrations of jobs for attorneys.

Best Cities for Lawyers

1. Washington, DC

As the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. ranked as the number one city for lawyers in our study. Located along the Potomac River, the city is home to the federal government of the United States, as well as major international organizations such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Besides government functions, the city also hosts major universities including Georgetown University and George Washington University as well as several major medical facilities.

Lawyers in Washington, D.C. earn an average salary of $179,980, which is 25% above the national average. The presence of the federal government, rulemaking bodies, and lobbying associations creates many jobs for attorneys in the city. Washington, D.C. had the highest location quotient of all the cities in our study, having over 3 times as many lawyers as the average U.S. city on a per-capita basis. Some of the largest law firms in Washington, D.C. include Covington & Burling LLP, Hogan Lovells U.S. LLP, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP,
Latham & Watkins LLP, and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

2. Houston, TX

Located near the Gulf of Mexico, Houston is the 5th largest metropolitan area in the United States by population. Houston’s rise began as a trading center, with an important port and the bustling railroad industry, followed by the discovery of oil resources in Beaumont, not far from Houston. Oil and gas continues to be a major driver of the city’s economy today. Later, the city continued to diversify its economy with the establishment of the Texas Medical Center and NASA’s Johnson Space Center, leading to growth associated with the aerospace industry.

Houston’s lawyers earn salaries of $175,380 on average, which is 22% above the national average. The cost of living in Houston is also modest, with a cost of living index ranking Houston 7% below the national average, meaning lawyers in Houston can enjoy comfortable lifestyles. Several of the largest law firms in Houston include Vinson & Elkins LLP, Baker Botts LLP, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, Bracewell LLP, and Locke Lord LLP.

3. Tallahassee, FL

Tallahassee is the capital of the state of Florida and also home to Florida State University. Located in the northern part of the state in the Florida Panhandle, Tallahassee was chosen as the state capital as a compromise in the 1820s because it was located halfway between the other primary contending cities, Pensacola and St. Augustine. Today, the city’s economy is driven primarily by its role in state government, as well as by the major public universities that it hosts.

Attorneys in Tallahassee had salaries of $118,010 on average. Although this is below the national average salary, attorneys in the city benefit from a cost of living that is 7% below the national average. Jobs for lawyers in Tallahassee are plentiful, as the city has a location quotient of 2.85, meaning there are 185% more jobs for lawyers on a per-capita basis compared with the U.S. average. Several notable law firms in Tallahassee include Baker Donelson, Gunster, and Akerman LLP.

4. Chicago, IL

As the third largest metropolitan area in the country, Chicago is the most important city in the Midwest. The Chicago metro area has a population of almost 10 million people, and the city is a global hub for finance, technology, and transportation. Located on the shores of Lake Michigan, Chicago was an important trading city linking the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. Today, the city hosts financial trading markets such as the Chicago Board of Trade, one of the busiest airports in the world at Chicago O’Hare, and the largest amount of railroad freight in the country.

Lawyers in Chicago earn an above average salary of $159,900 compared with the national average. Additionally, Chicago has a location quotient of 1.30, which means that the city hosts 30% more jobs for attorneys compared with the average U.S. city. In total, Chicago has 26,860 jobs for lawyers. Some of the largest law firms in Chicago include Kirkland & Ellis, Sidley Austin, Mayer Brown, Jenner & Block, and Winston & Strawn.

5. Miami, FL

The city of Miami, located in South Florida, is a dense metropolitan area that features beautiful sandy beaches and numerous high rises. The metropolitan area has a population of over 6 million people and is a major finance, international trade, and tourism hub. Miami attracts many residents relocating from the Northeast and Latin America, attracted by its pleasant climate, low taxes, and stable economic and political environment.

Miami has 20,140 lawyers, which is 75% more on a per-capita basis than the average U.S. city, making employment easy to find. Attorneys in Miami earned an average salary of $145,430, which is about the national average. Some of the largest law firms in Miami include Greenberg Traurig, Akerman LLP, Holland & Knight, Shutts & Bowen LLP, and Gunster.

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The Princeton Review tallied these ranking lists based on its surveys of 17,700 students attending 165 law schools. The 80-question survey asked students to rate their schools on several topics and report on their experiences at them. Some ranking list tallies also factored in school-reported data.

So, Let’s find out who are top law schools of 2019 as per various categorisation:

Toughest Law Schools to get into

Based on institutional admission data, including LSAT scores, undergraduate GPAs, and acceptance rates for the most recently enrolled class.

#1

Yale University – Law School

New Haven, CT

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

#3

Stanford University – School of Law

Stanford, CA

#4

Columbia University – School of Law

New York, NY

#5

University of Pennsylvania – Law School

Philadelphia, PA

#6

University of Virginia – School of Law

Charlottesville, VA

#7

University of Chicago – Law School

Chicago, IL

#8

University of Michigan – Law School

Ann Arbor, MI

#9

Duke University – School of Law

Durham, NC

#10

New York University – School of Law

New York, NY

Top Law Schools with Best Classroom Experience

#1

Stanford University – School of Law

Stanford, CA

#2

University of Virginia – School of Law

Charlottesville, VA

#3

Duke University – School of Law

Durham, NC

#4

University of Chicago – Law School

Chicago, IL

#5

University of Notre Dame – Law School

Notre Dame, IN

#6

University of Michigan – Law School

Ann Arbor, MI

#7

Boston College – Law School

Newton, MA

#8

The University of Texas at Austin – School of Law

Austin, TX

#9

Northwestern University – Pritzker School of Law

Chicago, IL

#10

Georgetown University – Law Center

Washington, DC

Top Law Schools with Best Career Prospectus

#1

New York University – School of Law

New York, NY

#2

Columbia University – School of Law

New York, NY

#3

University of Chicago – Law School

Chicago, IL

#4

University of Virginia – School of Law

Charlottesville, VA

#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

#6

University of Pennsylvania – Law School

Philadelphia, PA

#7

Northwestern University – Pritzker School of Law

Chicago, IL

#8

University of Michigan – Law School

Ann Arbor, MI

#9

Stanford University – School of Law

Stanford, CA

#10

University of California, Berkeley – Berkeley Law

Berkeley, CA

Top Law Schools with Best Professors

#1

University of Virginia – School of Law

Charlottesville, VA

#2

Duke University – School of Law

Durham, NC

#3

University of Chicago – Law School

Chicago, IL

#4

Stanford University – School of Law

Stanford, CA • 579 Enrolled

#5

Washington and Lee University – School of Law

Lexington, VA

#6

University of Notre Dame – Law School

Notre Dame, IN

#7

Pepperdine University – School of Law

Malibu, CA

#8

Boston College – Law School

Newton, MA

#9

Vanderbilt University – Law School

Nashville, TN

#10

Boston University – School of Law

Boston, MA

Top Law Schools with Best Resources for Women

#1

Vermont Law School – Law Program

South Royalton, VT

#2

Stanford University – School of Law

Stanford, CA

#3

New England Law – Boston

Boston, MA

#4

University of the District of Columbia – David A. Clarke School of Law

Washington, DC

#5

Washington University – School of Law

St. Louis, MO

#6

University of San Francisco – School of Law

San Francisco, CA

#7

University of California, Davis – School of Law

Davis, CA

#8

Vanderbilt University – Law School

Nashville, TN

#9

American University – Washington College of Law

Washington, DC

#10

University of California, Berkeley – Berkeley Law

Berkeley, CA

Some of the 12 ranking categories and the schools that came in #1 on the lists are:

• “Best Career Prospects”—New York University (NY)

• “Best Professors”—University of Virginia

• “Best Classroom Experience”—Stanford University (CA)

• “Greatest Resources for Women” (a new category this year)—Vermont Law School

• “Most Competitive Students”—Baylor University (TX)

• “Most Conservative Students”—Ave Maria School of Law (FL)

• “Most Liberal Students”—Northeastern University (MA)

• “Toughest to Get Into”—Yale University (CT)

More Criteria here:

Greatest Resources for Minority Students

Most Diverse Faculty

Best Quality of Life

Most Chosen by Older Students

About The Princeton Review Law School Rankings

The Princeton Review’s law school rankings lists for 2019 factored in data from its surveys of 17,700 students attending 165 law schools. On average, 107 students at each law school were surveyed. The surveys were done during the 2017-18, 2016-17, and 2015-16 school years. The survey (completed at www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/student-survey) asked students about their school’s academics, student body and campus life, and their career plans. All institutional data used to tally the ranking lists was collected in 2017-18. Further information about the methodology is at A description of the methodology is at www.princetonreview.com/law-school-rankings/ranking-methodology.

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The Survey was exclusive to law firms and lawyers in India. The Vahura Survey consisted of 30 questions, which were grouped into the following six (6) parameters which includes Culture, Pride, Firm Leadership, Satisfaction, Rewards & Recognition and Work-Life Balance.

The Vahura Best Law Firms to Work Rankings – 2018, recognises law firms in three categories* namely: Law Firm Above 200 Professionals, Below 200 Professionals and Boutique. 

Categories included:

Best Law Firms to Work 2018
Best Law Firms in Culture 2018
Best Law Firms in Firm Leadership 2018
Best Law Firms in Rewards and Recognition 2018
Best Law Firms in Work-Life Balance 2018
Best Law Firms in Satisfaction 2018
Best Law Firms in Pride 2018
Best Law Firms for Women 2018

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While past reports have included gender equity as a subsection under family-friendliness, the new report structure reflects the fact that not all women have non-work family obligations, and that not all attorneys with family obligations are women.

“Part of the purpose of this report is to get firms thinking about what other firms are doing, what’s being rewarded, and what future associates are going to care about,” said Megan Mumford, a Yale 1L and co-chair of the Top 10 committee.

The firms on the female-friendly list were judged according to the gender equity across all hiring levels, the representation of women in their leadership positions, and their training and mentorship programs.

The Top 10 female friendly firms are:

1. Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer
2. Bryan Cave
3. Hogan Lovells
4. Holland & Knight
5. Katten Muchin Rosenman
6. Littler
7. McDermott Will & Emery
8. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
9. Morrison & Foerster
10. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

Under the new categorization, some firms that previously made the list of family friendly firms list did not make the Top 10 female-friendly firms list, according to Mumford, who said many firms still have a long way to go in promoting women to top leadership.

Among participating firms, 46 percent of associates were women and 21 percent of equity partners were women.

Only three firms, Littler, Ropes & Gray, and WilmerHale, reported having an equity partnership with at least 25 percent women. Only five of the firms that responded reported having an executive committee with at least 35 percent women.

“The thing we have seen a lot of promise on is the promotion of women to partner, so the flow is coming in,” Mumford told Big Law Business. “But only a few partners are hired each year so it takes a while.”

The family-friendly list measured firms’ compensation policies and billable hour requirements, parental leave, and part time or flex time options.

Yale Law Women measured family leave policies as well as whether both men and women made use of available time off. “If only women take it, it indicates there is still a career block to taking it,” said Mumford.

The Top 10 family-friendly law firms, in alphabetical order, are Bryan Cave, Fish & Richardson, Hunton & Williams, McDermott Will & Emery, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, Reed Smith, Vinson & Elkins, and Wilmerhale.

Members of the Yale Law Women Top 10 committee created the lists by sending a survey to all Vault 100 law firms and examining the policies of the approximately 50 firms that responded. The responses were then weighted based on surveys of Yale Law graduates of all genders currently working at those firms.

Yale Law Women is a student-led organization with the goal of advancing the status of women at Yale Law School and in the legal profession at large.

Access the Full List here:

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Source: Bloomberg

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